The First Obstruction
- No single edit may be longer than 12 frames
- Answers to the questions (what is the man doing etc.)
- Cuba (location, budget?)
- No Set
- Man with cigarette, different views, use of same clips
The Second Obstruction
- A miserable place
- Don’t show it (how far are you willing to go)
- Jorgen Leth is the man
- The meal will be there
The Third Obstruction
- Complete freedom or back to Bombay
The Fourth Obstruction
- CartoonThe Fifth Obstruction
- Lars Von Trier will make the last obstruction
- Jorgen Leth will be credited as director
Jorgen deals with the obstructions and completes them to the best of his ability but also leaves room for interpretation and originality. He makes the piece his own by interpreting the obstruction in his own way. The effect he applies on the movies is similar to the original film starring Claus Nissen where he adds his narration of the “perfect human” and cuts of different scenes to represent the concept he was given.